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FOREWORD
Projects are the cutting edge of development. These are undertaken to achieve planned
results within the budgeted resources and targeted timeframe. Success depends largely
on carrying out the constituent tasks in a proper sequence, deploying the resources to the
best advantage. In the last 14 years, the Project Management Division of the Ministry of
Statistics & Programme Implementation has monitored a few thousand infrastructure and
industrial projects of the Central/Public Sector enterprises and Government agencies.
It emerges from the analysis of the Central Sector Projects by the Ministry of Statistics &
Programme Implementation that many of the projects suffer from inadequacies in project
formulation and implementation, resulting in large time and cost overruns, affecting the
very viability of the projects and acting as drag on the economy. The analysis has also
identified several factors responsible for time and cost overruns - some within the control
of the enterprises and some beyond their control. As an apex institution for monitoring, the
Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation has initiated several measures to
improve the system and procedures relating to project formulation, implementation and
monitoring. These include 2-stage clearance, appointment of Nodal Officers, improved
procedures for cost benefit analysis and approval, delegation of more powers at project
level, release of project implementation manual, institution of MOU system, institution of
3-tier regular monitoring, adoption of network based monitoring, extensive training of
project managers, prioritization of projects matching with available resources and several
project based interventions. A host of other measures, like, amendment to Land
Acquisition Act and development of Standard Rehabilitation Package, On-line
Computerised Monitoring System etc. are under progress.
Time and cost overruns in projects in the environment of uncertainties, inadequate
funding, delay in land acquisition, law and order problems, general escalation in costs,
and, high cost of capital cannot be eliminated altogether; but these can be controlled by
suitable measures. Measures highlighted above have definitely brought about
improvement in the project implementation scenario. A study carried out by the Ministry
shows that the cost overruns in projects even with respect to original costs have come
down from 62 % in March, 1988 to 36% in March, 2000. On an average, 450 projects
costing Rs.1,60,000 crores have been on the monitor of the Ministry. Assuming 6 to 7
years as average period of completion of a project, the direct saving as a result of
decrease in cost overruns should be more than Rs.41,600 crores (1,60,000 X 0.26). This is
a commendable achievement.
Inequity condition in construction contract has been identified as one of the major
maladies in Project Execution. Traditionally, the text of contract documents is drafted by
the owner and this normally results in a manual which, sometimes, is drafted to favor one
of the parties entering into a contract. An inequitable contract hurts all parties at all times,

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and therefore, is not a workable contract. Then, there is a question of multiplicity of

contract texts. Almost all wings of Government, be they the Union Ministries, State
Departments, or even the Public Sector Undertakings, both at the Central as well as State
levels, have evolved and practice their own contract texts. Several of these are not relevant
or designed to meet the exigencies posed by the complexities of present day contract
management requirements. In this backdrop, this Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation took the initiative to develop a harmonized and transparent Contract
Management System.
The contract document drawn up by the Ministry, after wide consultations with the
Construction Industry Development Council (CIDC) and its associates, major Public
Enterprises and Government Ministries / Departments, would go a long way in serving as a
standard document and a set of guidelines for preparing proper contract documents. This
will, in turn, lead to reduction in delays as well as improvement in productivity of both the
owner as well as the contractor, improving co-operation and sense of responsibility and
also reducing incidence of disputes between them. I believe that this is one of the positive
steps towards good governance and hope that all agencies would adopt these Guidelines
in the right spirit.

(JAGMOHAN)
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PREFACE
I am privileged to write the preface to the Guidelines on Contract Management System
developed by Project Monitoring Division (PMD) of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme
Implementation after consultations with several Government Agencies/Public Sector
Enterprises.
The concerted efforts of PMD in bringing about several system improvements and in
creation of awareness among the Ministries/Departments and Public Sector Enterprises
about the need for completion of Projects within time and approved costs has paid rich
dividends. These guidelines would provide a more effective and transparent system for
good governance and result in ultimate savings to the nation by reducing incidence of
disputes in contracts, enhancing better cooperation among the participating parties and
inculcating greater sense of responsibility, leading to speedy execution of projects. The
ideas drawn up in the guidelines for management of contracts with sound planning and
net-working of the related inter-linked activities would help the owner as well as the
contractor in keeping a good control on the implementation of projects on day-to-day basis
and in keeping the projects on proper track.
The Standard Contract Clauses, which, by and large, conform to the international

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practices followed by the World Bank, the UN Agencies as well as the FIDIC, would
provide basic structure for preparing the Contract Documents, and the Standard General
Conditions for domestic bidding would serve as guidelines for providing safeguards for
specific work requirements. These would help clearly identify the responsibilities of the
parties entering into contract to achieve the specific objectives within the prescribed
specifications and boundary limits. These guidelines have been approved by the
Committee of Secretaries with a provision of periodic review by an expert body comprising
experts drawn from Construction Industry, Public Sector Enterprises, and Government
organisations.
The PMD of the Ministry of Statistics & Programme lmplementation took up this matter and
prepared the guidelines on Contract Management System at the national level. I
acknowledge the dedicated efforts of Shri Sarweshwar Jha, Additional Secretary and Shri
J. L. Narayan, Joint Adviser, in the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, Shri
Harish Chandra, former DG (Works), Shri P. R. Swarup, D.G., CIDC and all esteemed
members of the Harish Chandra Committee for their valuable contributions in drafting and
finalising these Guidelines on Contract Management System. Let us adopt these
Guidelines in the right spirit and help the cause of infrastructure building and project
management in our country in a significant way.

New Delhi
September

3,
(K.

2001
V.

IRNIRAYA)
INDEX
STANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES
S.No.
Page No.

Description

1.

CLAUSE1

Eligibility and Pre-qualification (PQ)

7

2.

CLAUSE 2

Earnest Money (EM)

8

3.

CLAUSE 3

Security Deposit (SD)

8

4.

CLAUSE 4

Variations, Extra / Substituted Items

8

5.

CLAUSE 5

Payment of Running Bills

9

6.

CLAUSE 6

Payment of Final Bills

9

7.
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CLAUSE 7

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8.

CLAUSE 8

Secured Advance
10

9.

CLAUSE 9

10. CLAUSE 10

Liquidated Damages and Incentives

10
Escalation
11

11. CLAUSE11

Disputed Items and Arbitration

11

12. CLAUSE11A

Dispute Resolution Board

12

13. CLAUSE 12

Owner's Risk and Compensation Events

13

14. ANNEXURE I
15

The Review Committee for Contract Management Systems

15. ANNEXURE II

The Committee
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12 STANDARD CONTRACT CLAUSES

CLAUSE 1-Eligibility and Pre- qualification (PQ)

A.

Eligibility Criteria :

a. Experience on similar works executed during the last five years; and details like
monetary value,
clients, proof of satisfactory completion ;
b. Registration, if any, with specified deptts/ organisations, class / type of
registration ;
c.
B.

Documentary evidence of adequate financial standing.

Pre-qualification Information to be called for :

a. Constitution and legal status. Joint-venturing or other tie-ups for technology,

equipment, financial
backing and / or project management;
b. Registration (class and type) with specified agencies and previous
pre-qualification(s) for similar
projects.
c. Experience on similar work(s) during last 5 years with details including year
wise monetary value,
clients, and proof of satisfactory completion of works.
d. Financial standing as certified by Bankers, Audited Profit & Loss A/c and
Balance Sheet, Annual
turnover in last 5 years, access to adequate working
capital.

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e. Construction Equipment proposed to be deployed for the project and proof of

its availability;
equipment proposed to be purchased or leased.
f. Key personnel available and proposed to be engaged for management and
supervision of the
Project, their qualifications and experience.
g.

Project planning and quality control procedures to be adopted.

h. Information regarding projects in hand, current litigation, orders regarding

exclusion/expulsion or
black listing, if any.
i. The capacity of a construction agency to take up a new project under
consideration in addition to
his present commitments must be carefully
assessed on the basis of the above information. The
method of this
assessment may be left to the owner or his Consultants.
j.
It may be mentioned, as an example, that some organisations, like, the World
Bank, adopt the
following formula :
k. The cut of grade obtained by Construction Company under the Grading
scheme of CIDC should be
Bid Capacity = A x N x 2 - B, where
'N' = Number of years prescribed for completion of the
subject contract.
'A' = maximum value of works executed in any one year
during last five years (at current price level)
B = Value, at current price level, of existing
commitments and on going works to be completed in the
next 'N' years.
CLAUSE 2 -Earnest Money (EM)
A. For projects estimated to cost Rs. 25 crores and above, earnest money
should be 1% of the estimated cost; and maximum amount of earnest money
should be Rs. 50 lakh.
B. For projects estimated to cost less than Rs. 25 crores also, the earnest
money should be 1% of the estimated cost. Maximum amount of earnest
money may be stipulated at the discretion of the owner.
C. Earnest money may be submitted in the form of irrecoverable Bank
Guarantee with Banks to be specified by the Owners. Certified cheques and
Demand Drafts should also be acceptable; Bank Guarantees submitted as
Earnest Money shall be valid for 28 days beyond the validity of the bid.
D. Earnest money of unsuccessful bidders should be refunded as promptly as
possible, but not later than 28 days after the expiry of the bid validity.
CLAUSE 3- Security Deposit (SD)
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submitted at award of work, and b) Retention money to be recovered from

Running Bills.
B. Performance Guarantee should be 5% of Contract amount and should be
submitted as Bank Guarantee, Government Securities, FDR or any other form
of deposit stipulated by the Owner, within 28 days of receipt of letter of
acceptance.
C. Retention Money should be deducted at 5% from Running Bills. Total of
Performance Guarantee & Retention Money should not exceed 10% of Contract
amount or lesser sum indicated in the bid document.
D. 5% Performance Guarantee should be refunded within 14 days of the issue
of the defect liability Certificate (taking over Certificate with a list of defects).
Retention money should be refunded after issue of No. Defects Certificate. This
balance amount can be substituted by "on demand" Bank Guarantee.
CLAUSE 4 -Variations, Extra/ Substituted Items
A. Variation permitted should be 25% in quantity of each individual item, and
10% of the total contract price. Within 14 days of the date of instruction for
executing varied work, extra work or substitution, and before the
commencement of such work, notice shall be given either (a) by the contractor
to the owner of his intention to claim extra payment or a varied rate or price, or
(b) by the owner to the contractor of his intention to vary a rate or price
B. For items not existing in the Bill of Quantities or substitutions to items in the
Bill of Quantities, rate payable should be determined by methods given below
and in the order given below :
1. Rates and prices in Contract, if applicable ;
2. Rates and prices in the Schedule of Rates applicable to the Contract
tendered percentage, where appropriate;
3. Market rates of materials and labor, plus 10% for overheads and Profits of
contractor
4. Escalation to be paid as admissible.
C. If there is delay in the owner and the contractor coming to an agreement on
the rate of an extra
item, provisional rates as proposed by the owner should be
payable till such time as the rates are
finally determined.
D. For items existing in the Bill of Quantities but where quantities have
increased beyond the
variation limits, the rate payable for quantity in excess
of the quantity in the Bill of Quantity plus the
permissible variation should be
:
1 . Rates and prices in contract, if reasonable, failing which
2. Market rates of material and labour, plus 20% for overheads and profits of
contractor.
CLAUSE 5 -Payment of Running Bills

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A. Bills should be prepared and submitted by the Contractor. Joint measurements

should be taken continuously and need not be connected with billing stage. System
of 4 copies of measurements, one each for Contractor, Client and Engineer, and
signed by both Contractor and Client can be tried.
B. 75% of bill amount should be paid within 14 days of submission of the bill.
Balance amount of the verified bill should be paid within 28 days of the submission
of the bill.
C. For delay in payment beyond these periods specified in B) above, interest at a
pre-specified rate (suggested rate 12% p. a.) should be paid.
CLAUSE 6 -Payment of Final Bills
A. Contractor should submit final Bill within 60 days of issue of defects liability
certificate. Client's engineer should check the bill within 60 days after its receipt and
return the bill to Contractor for corrections, if any are needed. 50% of undisputed
amount should be paid to the Contractor at the stage of returning the bill.
B. The contractor should re-submit the bill, with corrections within 30 days of its
return by the Engineer.
The re-submitted bill should be checked and paid within
60 days of its receipt.
C. Interest at a pre-specified rate (say 12%) should be paid if the bill is not paid
within the time limit
specified above.
CLAUSE 7 Advance Payment
A. Mobilisation Advance and Construction Equipment Advance should be given at
12% interest or free of interest at the discretion of the owner and against Bank
Guarantee for Mobilisation Advance and against hypothecation of Construction
Equipment to the Owner for Construction Equipment Advance.
B. Mobilisation Advance should be given upto 10% of Contract price, payable in two
equal instalments. The first instalment should be paid after mobilisation has started
and next instalments should be paid after satisfactory utilisation of earlier advance
(s).
C. Construction Equipment Advance should be paid upto 5% of Contract price,
limited to 90% of assessed cost of machinery. For special cases, a higher advance
for construction equipment upto 10% of contract price may be considered.
D. Construction Equipment advances should be paid in two or more instalments.
First instalment should be paid after Construction Equipment has arrived at the site
and next instalments should be paid after satisfactory utilisation of earlier advance
(s).
E. Recovery of Mobilisation and Construction Equipment advance should start when
15% of the work is executed and recovery of total advance should be complete by
the time 80% of the original Contract price is executed.
CLAUSE 8 -Secured Advance
A. 75% of cost of materials brought to site for incorporation into works only should be
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adequately insured. In case, advance is not payable against any particular items,
they should be listed in the Contract Document.
CLAUSE 9 -Liquidated Damages and Incentives
A. In case of delay in completion of the contract, liquidated damages should be
levied at the rate of % of the Contract price per week of delay, subject to a
maximum of 10% of Contract price.
B. For early completion of the contract before the stipulated date of completion or
such later date as authorised by the owner, incentive should be paid to the
contractor at % of the contract price per week of early completion, subject to a
maximum of 10% of contract price.
C. The incentive of % of the contract price per week to the contractor would be
applicable in cases where completion of work (contract) before the schedule leads to
tangible benefits or benefits envisaged in the project document on its completion as
per schedule.
CLAUSE 10- Escalation
A (I) All short duration contracts up to 24 months should be awarded on fixed price
basis and are not subject to any escalation what so ever. However, only statutory
variation limited to duties and taxes are considered for adjustment in contract price.
A (II) For calculating escalation, base prices should be taken as on the date of
opening of the Bids.
B. The Contract document should specify the suitable percentage of input for labor,
materials like cement, steel, bitumen, POL and other materials and equipment usage
for the purposes of calculating escalation.
A. Escalation should be calculated, based on
Notified fair wages and in the absence of which consumer price index for labour
would be applicable,
Market rate for cement and steel,
Average official retail price of bitumen & POL, and
Whole sale price index for other materials,
Published Government Documents should be used for calculation of escalation
amount.
D. Escalation Reimbursement should be calculated for to the extent of 85% of
the escalation so calculated.
CLAUSE 11 -Disputed Items and Arbitration
A. Conciliation
a) Disputes between the Employer and the Contractor shall first be submitted
to Conciliation. The procedure outlined in the Arbitration and Conciliation Act,

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1996 shall be followed.

b) The party initiating conciliation shall send to the other party a written
invitation to conciliate. Conciliation proceedings shall commence when the
other party accepts in writing the invitation to conciliate. If the other party
rejects the invitation, or does not reply within thirty days from the date of
invitation, there will be no Conciliation Proceedings.
c) There shall be one Conciliator, unless the parties agree that there shall be
two or three Conciliators; where there is more than one Conciliator, they ought,
as a general rule, to act jointly.
d) When it appears to the Conciliator that there exists elements of a settlement
which may be acceptable to the parties, he shall submit them to parties for
their observation. He may reformulate the terms of a possible settlement in the
light of their observations.
e) If the parties reach agreement of the dispute, they may draw up and sign a
written settlement
agreement. They may request the Conciliator to draw up
or assist them in drawing up the
settlement agreement.
f) If settlement agreement shall have the same status and effect as if it is an
arbitral award on
agreed terms on the substance of the dispute rendered by
an arbitral tribunal under section 30 of
the Act.
g) If a settlement does not appear possible, the Conciliator, after consultation
with the parties, will
give a written declaration that further efforts at
Conciliation are no longer justified and the
Conciliation Proceedings are
terminated.
B. When Conciliation Proceedings have become infructious or have been
terminated, the party, which initiated the Conciliation, shall refer the disputes
for Arbitration. The reference to Arbitration should be made preferably within 28
days of the termination of Conciliation Proceedings.
C. The Arbitration shall be conducted in accordance with the Indian Arbitration
and Conciliation Act, 1996. For Contracts costing upto Rs. 10 Crores, a Sole
Arbitrator should be appointed. For Contracts costing over Rs. 10 Crores, a
Committee of Arbitrators should be appointed composed of one Arbitrator to be
nominated by the Contractor, one to be nominated by the Owner and the third
Arbitrator, who will act as a Chairman but not as umpire, to be chosen jointly by
the two nominees. The decision of majority of Arbitrators shall be final and
binding on both parties.
CLAUSE 11A -Dispute Resolution Board
If a dispute of any kind whatsoever arises between the Employer and the Contractor in
connection with, or arising out of the Contract or the execution of the Works, whether
during the execution of the Works or after their completion and whether before or after the
repudiation or other termination of the Contract, including any disagreement by either
party with any action, inaction, opinion, instruction, determination, certificate or valuation of
the Engineer, the matter in dispute shall, in the first place, be referred to the Dispute
Review Board.
The Board shall be established by signature of the Dispute Review Board Agreement ("the
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Board Agreement") which shall occur at the same time as the signature of the Contract
Agreement.
Membership of the Board in all contracts of value upto Rs. 3.00 crores will consist of one
Member, experienced in the type of construction involved in the Works and in the
interpretation of document, to be appointed by the President, Institution of Engineers
(India) at the request of the employer. In all other cases, membership of the Board shall
comprise three Members similarly experienced. One Member shall be selected by each of
the Employer and the Contractor and approved by the other. If either of these Members is
not so selected and approved within 14 days of the date of the Contract Agreement, then
upon the request of either or both parties such Member shall be selected within 14 days of
such request by the President, Institution of Engineers (India).
The third Member shall be selected by the other two and approved by the parties. If the
two Members selected by or on behalf the parties fail to select the third Member within 14
days after the later of their selections, then upon the request of either or both parties such
third Member shall be selected within 14 days by the same international / national
appointment authority as above who shall seek the approval of the proposed third Member
by the parties before selection, but failing such approval nevertheless shall select the third
Member. The third Member shall serve as Chairman of the Board.
In the event of death, disability, or resignation of any Member, such Member shall be
replaced in the same manner as the Member being replaced was selected. If for whatever
other reason a Member shall fail or be unable to serve, the Chairman (or failing the action
of the Chairman then either of other Members) shall inform the parties and such
non-serving Member shall be replaced in the same manner as the Member being replaced
was selected. Any replacement made by the parties shall be completed within 30 days,
failing which the replacement shall be made by the same international / national
appointing authority as above in the same manner as described above. Replacement shall
be considered complete when the new Member signs the Board Agreement. Throughout
any replacement process the Members not being replaced shall continue to serve and the
Board shall continue to function and its activities shall have the same force and effects as
if the vacancy had not occurred.
Either the Employer of the Contractor may refer a dispute to the Board and the Board's
recommendations shall be binding on the Employer and the Contractor in respect of
disputes involving individual claims upto one percent of the contract value subject to a
ceiling of Rs.1 (one) million for contracts valued upto three hundred million or and (ii)
ceiling of Rs. 10 (Ten) million for contracts valued above Rs. 300 (Three hundred) million.
In all other cases, upon receipt of Board's Recommendation (s), these shall be deemed
accepted. Accepted and deemed accepted Recommendations shall be final and binding
on the parties.
Any dispute on which the Board has not issued a Recommendation within 42 days of its
final hearing on the dispute, or regarding which the Recommendation (s) are not
accepted, may be referred in writing by either party to arbitration in accordance with this
Clause, by written notice to the other party with copies to the Engineer and the Board.
Such notice shall state that it is being made pursuant to this Clause and shall establish
the entitlement of the party giving it to commence arbitration provided that no such
arbitration may be commenced until such notice is given. Such reference shall be made
within 14 days of receipt of the Board's recommendation (s), or within 14 days of the day
on which said period of 42 days expired, as the case may be, failing which reference any
recommendation (s) previously rejected or not accepted shall be deemed accepted despite
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All Recommendations, which have become final and binding, shall be implemented by the
parties forthwith; such implemenation shall include any relevant action of the Engineer.
Whether or not accepted or deemed accepted, all of the Recommendations shall be
admissible in any subsequent dispute resolution procedure, including any arbitration or
any litigation having any relation to the dispute or disputes to which the Recommendation
(s) relate.
Unless the Contract has already been repudiated or terminated, the Contractor shall, in
every case, continue to proceed with the Works with all due diligence and the Contractor
and the Employer shall give effect forthwith to every decision of the Engineer unless and
until the same shall be revised, as hereinafter provided, in an arbitral award.
CLAUSE 12 -Owner's Risk and Compensation Events
A.

Owners Risks: The owner is responsible for the excepted risks, which are :-

(a) War, hostilities, invasion, act of foreign enemies, rebellion, revolution,

insurrection of military or
usurped power, or civil war;
(b) Riot, commotion, disorder, unless solely restricted to employees of the
Contractor or his
sub-contractors and arising from the conduct of the works;
(c) Contamination by radio activity from any nuclear fuel, or from any nuclear
waste radioactive toxic
explosive;
(d)
design;

A cause due solely to the design of the Works, other than the Contractors

(e) Pressure waves caused by aircraft or other aerial devices travelling at sonic or
supersonis speeds;
(f)

Flood, tornadoes, earthquakes and landslides;

(g) Loss or damage due to the use or occupation by the Employer of any Section
or part of the
Permanent Works except as may be provided for in the Contract
;
(h) Any operation of the forces of nature (in so far as it occurs on the site) which
an experienced
contractors could :
* not have reasonably foreseen or could
* reasonably have forseen, but against which he could not reasonably have
taken at least one of the
following measures :
(i) prevent loss or damage to physical property from occuring by taking
appropriate measures;
and
(ii)

Insure against.

B. Compensation Events : The compensation events mutually agreed should be

provided in the contract document.
C. In the event of any such loss or damage happening from any of the owners risks
defined in (A) above, as in combination with other risks, the contractor shall, if so
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required by the owner, rectify the loss or damage. An addition to the contract price
shall be determined treating the work done as variation / extra / substituted item, as
given in the relevant clauses.
D. Whenever any compensation event occurs, the contractor will notify the owner,
within 14 days and provide a forecast cost of the compensation event. As soon as
information demonstrating the effect of such event is available, the owner shall
assess the compensation to be paid. In case contractors' forecast is deemed
unreasonable, the owner shall adjust the contract price and / or extend the
completion date based on his assessment.

ANNEXURE - I
THE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

ANNEXURE - II
THE COMMITTEE
ANNEXURE-I
THE REVIEW COMMITTEE FOR CONTRACT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

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Shri Sarveshwar Jha

Addl. Secretary, MOSPI

Chairman

Shri J.L. Narayan

Joint Advisor, MOSPI

Member

Director General, CPWD

Member

Engineer-in-Chief, Ministry of Defence

Member

Member Technical, Railway Board

Member

Director Engineers India Ltd.

Member

Shri Harish Chandra

Member

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Dr. U. Kohli

Member

Dr. R. Kapur

Member

Shri Chander Verma

Member

Shri P.R. Swarup, Director General,

CIDC

Member Secretary

ANNEXURE-II
THE COMMITTEE
Considering the long felt need for a review of Contract Clauses incorporated by
Government Agencies in their prescribed Standard Biding Documents for
construction works, the Chairman, Construction Industry Development Council
(CIDC) set up a Committee in July, 1996 for Standardisation and Rationalisation of
Contract Documents for Domestic Bidding Contracts.
2.

The Terms of Reference given to the Committee :

To study current documents of various departments of Government as well as

International Organisations and also the work of previous Committees / Working
Groups on this subject;
To identify clauses which require discussion, to discuss alterations considered
desirable and to suggest suitable modifications.
3.

Composition of Committee :
CHAIRMAN : Shri. Harish Chandra
(Former DG, CPWD, Former Member UPSC and
Chairman, Planning Commission's Working Group on Construction

1989-90)
MEMBERS

ORGANISATION

i)

Ministry of Finance

REPRESENTED BY

Shri V.K. Dhall, Addl. Secretary (Expenditure)

Dr. S.K. Sarkar, Director

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ii)

Shri U.R. Chopra, Addl. Member (Works)

Railway Board

Shri M.M. Goyal, Addl. Member (Projects)

Shri L.C. Jain, Addl. Member (Works))

iii)

Central
Public
Department

Works

Shri P.B. Vijay, Director General

Shri S.C. Gupta, Chief Engineer (SPG)
Shri Shyam Kishore, Chief Engineer (CSG)
Shri C.S. Prasad, Suptg. Engineer (SPG)

iv)

Engineer-in-Chief
(Ministry of Defence)

Shri K. Prabhakar Rao, Addl. Director General

Shri R.D. Mirza, Chief Surveyor of Works
Shri S. K. Rao, Chief Surveyor of Works

v)

Ministry
Transport

of

Surface

Shri A.D. Narain, DG (Roads Development)

Shri N.K. Sinha, Chief Engineer

vi)

EXIM Bank*

Shri
S.
Sridhar,
Representative

Regional

Resident

vii)

Engineers India Ltd

Shri
K.
(Commercial)

Satyanarayanan,

Director

Shri M.M. Lal, Executive Director

Shri M. Bindumadhav, DGM (Contracts)
Shri P.K. Roy, General Manager

viii)

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Hindustan
Construction
Company Ltd

Shri Ajit Gulabchand, Chairman

Shri D.M. Savur, Executive Director
Smt. Niyati Sareen, Manager (Mktg.)

x)

xi)

Continental Construction
Ltd

Shri Chander Verma, Managing Director

Larsen & Toubro Ltd.

Shri A.R. Sule, GM (Intl Business Unit)

Shri N.K. Bahri, Vice-President

Shri D.B. Mody, Regional Manager

Shri H.V. Mirchandani, Advisor

xii)

Jaiprakash Associates

xii)

Tata Electrical Company,

Mumbai*

CO-OPTED MEMBERS

xiv)

Builders Association
India (Delhi Centre)

xv)

Unitech Ltd

of

Shri Rajpal Arora, General Secretary

Dr. R. Kapur, Director

Col. M.K. Soota, Consultant

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Gas Authority of India Ltd.

Shri P.C. Gupta, Executive Director

xvii)

Ministry of Law, Justice

and Company Affairs

Shri V.V. Singh, Legal Advisor

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Ministry of Urban Affairs

and Employment

Shri V.N. Kaila, Chief Controller of Accounts

xix)

Punj Lloyd Ltd.

Shri Atul Punj, Managing Director

Maj. Gen.
Director

xx)

Som Datt Builders Ltd.

H.S.

Sodhi (Retd.),

Executive

Dr. Som Datt, Chairman

Shri K.S. Kharb, Executive Director

xxi)

Trett Consulting

Shri Anthony W. Fletcher, Managing Director

MEMBER SECRETARY Shri P.R. Swarup, Director CIDC

Shri L.R. Gupta, Former Director General (Works), CPWD gave useful suggestions on his
behalf and on behalf of the Builder's Association of India.
* These Members could not participate in the deliberations of the Committee.
4. During 1996-97, the Committee held several meetings. Chairman also appointed
five sub-committees which held their discussions and submitted their Reports which
were considered by the Main Committee. Draft Recommendations of the Committee
were also discussed on July 31, 1997 in a Workshop in which a larger number of
medium and small construction organisations participated. Incorporating various
suggestion that emerged from this Workshop, the draft was finalised and put up to
the Governing body of CIDC.

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